Monday, June 22, 2015

KNAVE OF HEARTS Rehearsal Schedule on website Calendar!

Reminder:

Rehearsals and Set/Prop prep schedules for the Saint-Gaudens production of The Knave of Hearts can be found on the Cornish Drama Club website Google calendar.

"Ursula," "Lady Violetta," "Blue and Yellow Hose," "Pompdebile" and the "Chancellor" ponder the missing tarts!
(rehearsal June 10)

Monday, June 8, 2015

Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day at Saint-Gaudens July 5!

Help spread the word!
Cornish Drama Club & Plainfield child actors will perform a "human puppet show" of THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, voiced by area actors Michelle Carlson, Larry Wolkin, Rob O'Leary, Justin Pomerville, Allison Brown, & Noor Taher
Sunday JULY 5th
Art, poetry, and costume activities begin at 10:30am with the play at 12:30pm
followed by Dixieland Jazz Band "The Riverstompers" at 2pm

"LIKE" IT OUT ON FACEBOOK and let others know!
https://www.facebook.com/SaintGaudensNPS?pnref=story

Pack a picnic and make a day of it at Saint-Gaudens, the national park treasure right in our backyard!



children's programs directed by Samantha Davidson Green
Colony-inspired art activities presented by artist Julie Püttgren
costumes by Amanda Posner

Tuesday, May 12, 2015

Auditions Wed. May 13 at Saint-Gaudens for Upper Wing+4thgr / Lower Wing Drama at CES 2:45-4p

A reminder!

UPPER WING & 4th GRADERS:

Wednesday, May 13  from 4-6pm
Cornish and neighboring town students grades 4-12 are invited to audition for
THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, a royal court comedy based on the nursery rhyme
at the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site Visitor Center Auditorium
Saint-Gaudens Road, Cornish, NH
www.nps.gov/saga

SEEKING:  girls & boys, men & women for the roles of The Manager, the Blue Hose and Yellow Hose (cooks), two Heralds, King Pompdebile, the Lady Violetta, the Chancellor, the Knave of Hearts, & Ursula

Please come at 4pm for information and introductions, followed by individual or partner auditions on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Students are invited to perform a monologue, poem, or song of their choice but it is NOT required!
We will have scripts for readings.

Parents/Guardians, please stay with your child until he/she is finished.

REHEARSALS will commence the week of May 27.  We will finalize the rehearsal schedule after casting to accommodate family schedules as best as possible.

THE PERFORMANCE will take place SUNDAY, JULY 5th at 12:30pm at Saint-Gaudens as part of the Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day.

Questions?
  Contact Samantha at 603-675-2327 or cornishdramaclub@gmail.com

LOWER WING GRADES 1-4:

Please plan to meet with Mr. Larry Wolkin tomorrow at 2:45pm until 4pm at Cornish Elementary School in the Multipurpose room.

4th Graders are invited to Auditions at Saint-Gaudens following Drama Activities at school.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Please visit website for updates!

Greetings all,

Apologies for the formatting errors on recent emails generated by the website.  Please go to:

cornishdramaclub.blogspot.com

for legible text from yesterday's posts.

Thank you!

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

CALLING YOUNG ACTORS in Cornish, Plainfield, and Neighboring Towns to audition Wed. May 13!

CALLING YOUNG ACTORS in Cornish, Plainfield, and Neighboring Towns to audition Wed. May 13!

Students in grades 4-12 are invited to AUDITION for a special production of Cornish Colony writer Louise Saunders' THE KNAVE OF HEARTS, a delightful comedy with roles for girls and boys, younger and older.  Our 30-minute show the centerpiece of a special Cornish Colony Family Picnic Day to include a variety of art activities, poetry, and tableaux vivants (to precede the 2pm musical concert).  Supported by the James Tasker Covered Bridges Fund and administered by Fern Meyers.

When & where is the audition?
Wednesday, May 13 from 4-6pm 
at Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site Visitors' Center Auditorium
(please plan to stay with your child for the duration of the audition)

When is the performance?
Sunday, July 5th at 12:30pm 

What should actors prepare for the audition?
If your child knows a monologue, poem, or song he or she would like to present, we welcome it, but no special preparation is required. 

For more information:
Contact:  Samantha Davidson Green, 603-675-2327 cornishdramaclub@gmail.com
and visit:
cornishdramaclub.blogspot.com

Drama Club will meet this week - Wednesday, May 6th 2:45-4p

Hello all,

We will meet again tomorrow afternoon (Wednesday) from 2:45p to 4pm for Drama Club activities. We will have snack from 2:45-3p before breaking into our two groups for Lower Wing activities with Larry Wolkin (retired Plainfield Elementary teacher and actor) and Upper Wing with Samantha.

We still have room in the Lower Wing group, so if 1st graders would like to join, they are welcome. 

If you can send in something to contribute to snack, we would be grateful and please let me know.

Please make arrangements for children to be picked up or re-join After School at 4pm.

Next week the Lower Wing will meet at the school as usual, but grades 4-8 are invited to Saint-Gaudens between 4-6pm to audition for The Knave of Hearts (July 5th performance).  More information on the attached flyer and feel free to email or call me to answer questions.

All best,
Samantha
675-2327
cell 310-866-0503

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Expanded programs!

Hello Cornish Families,

We are pleased to welcome a new community volunteer who is offering a course in improvisational drama for our Lower Wing students in grades 2-4 (with possible expansion to grade 1, depending on enrollment).  Larry is an actor and a retired teacher from Plainfield School with many years experiencing teaching drama to elementary students.  His introductory letter and permission slip follow.  If your Lower Wing student would like to participate, please print and sign below (if you have not already from the flyer that went home yesterday).
We will meet as a large group (grades 2-8) for snack & introductions tomorrow at 2:45pm in the Multi-purpose room before breaking into Lower and Upper Wing groups for activities until 4pm.
Would anyone be able to contribute a snack?
Please make sure your child's classroom teachers are notified if staying for Drama is a change from their usual after-school schedule, and please make sure they have transportation at the stroke of 4pm (or other arrangements are made in advance for after-school care).
We look forward to seeing your kids tomorrow.
Best,
Samantha
 
  


April 28, 2015

Dear second, third, and fourth grade students,

    I would like to announce a new after-school offering.  I am going to lead a course in improvisational acting.  If you like to ‘make-believe’ then this might be a perfect opportunity for you.  I can promise that you will have a chance to do some things you have probably never done before and I can also promise that these things will be fun.  However, the best way for you to find out what this program is all about is to give it a whirl, so to speak.  If you find that it’s just not to your taste, you can drop out at any time.  There will be a weekly class of an hour’s length happening directly after school every


      The only requirement is that you have an imagination and a way to get home.  You will need a parent or guardian to sign this form and tell me how you are going to get home.  Keep in mind that you must be picked up at the stroke of 4.

   ***Please note that a play performance is not part of this course.



                     I give permission for my child to attend this class


Here is how my child will get home: 

______________________________________________________





       Larry Wolkin